Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Brie Larsson, Angelina Jolie and Renee Zellweger have all starred in box office successes Female characters had their biggest-ever representation in box office films last year, according to research. The Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film said a record 40% of 2019’s highest-grossing US movies […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-treated beef will be kept out of the UK under any trade deal with the US, the environment secretary has promised. Theresa Villiers told the BBC the current European Union ban on the two foods will be carried over into UK legislation after Brexit. Until now the UK
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The Chicago White Sox finalized a $12 million, one-year contract with slugger Edwin Encarnación By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer January 9, 2020, 6:04 PM 3 min read CHICAGO — Edwin Encarnación and the White Sox finalized a $12 million, one-year contract on Thursday, putting him in position to become Chicago’s designated hitter and a
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WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday once again rebuffed growing calls to send the House’s articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate for trial and refused to provide a timetable for doing so, saying only that after weeks of delay, she would probably move “soon.” Ms. Pelosi reiterated a call for Senator
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PARADISE, Calif. — First came the flames, a raging firestorm propelled by 50 mph (80 kph) wind gusts that incinerated Kelsey Norton’s house and killed 85 people in her community. Then came the smoke — not just from the forest but also from 14,000 houses and their contents that burned, generating a thick plume that
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Harry Styles fans are newly obsessed with a story about him volunteering to watch a stranger’s dog. On Wednesday, a correspondent for Reuters responded to a viral Twitter thread that asked users: “What’s ya most awkward or interesting celebrity interaction you have had?” The correspondent, Rory Carroll, said that the Harry Styles of One Direction
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Image caption The rail manufacturing and assembly plant opened in 2015 Up to 250 jobs are set to be axed at a factory making trains in County Durham. The Hitachi plant in Newton Aycliffe opened in 2015 and employs about 900 people, according to the union Unite. In December it was awarded a £350m contract
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Microsoft says it has developed a technique to detect online predators using video games to try to sexually exploit children January 9, 2020, 4:57 PM 1 min read REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft says it has developed a technique to detect online predators who try to groom children for sexual purposes using the chat function in
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NFL-NEWS Judge is Giants’ new coach UNDATED (AP) — The task of turning around the New York Giants now belongs to a 38-year-old who has never run a team either at the college or NFL level. The Giants have hired New England Patriots special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach Joe Judge to be their
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President Trump, responding during a White House address on Wednesday to the missile strikes by Iran, assailed the nuclear agreement reached by his predecessor and praised American military might. The 10-minute address contained numerous inaccuracies and claims that lacked evidence. Here’s a fact check. What Mr. Trump Said “Iran’s hostilities substantially increased after the foolish
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